2016 King Mindaugas Cup

The 2016 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė, also known as KIDY Tour – Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė for sponsorship purposes,^[1] was the first edition of the newly formed Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cup. It's managed by the Lithuanian Basketball League and the Lithuanian Basketball Federation. The competition was held in Vilnius, in the Siemens Arena on February 19–21, 2016.^[2]

2016 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė

Tournament details
Arena	Lietuvos rytas Arena Siemens Arena Vilnius Vilnius, Lithuania
Dates	19–21 February 2016
Final positions
Champions	Lietuvos rytas (1st title)
Runners-up	Žalgiris
Third place	Neptūnas
Awards and statistics
MVP	Antanas Kavaliauskas
2017 →

Lietuvos rytas won the inaugural tournament, defeating Žalgiris 67–57 in the final. Their captain Antanas Kavaliauskas was awarded as MVP of the tournament.^[3] Neptūnas took the third place after a victory against Vytautas.^[4]

Performers

The event included Leon Somov & Jazzu, Vaidas Baumila, Dee & Kammy and Jamma & W musical performances.^[5]

Qualified teams

Eight best ranked 2015–16 LKL season teams qualified into the tournament.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1	Žalgiris Kaunas	25	23	2	2142	1682	+460
2	Lietuvos rytas Vilnius	25	20	5	2127	1830	+297
3	Neptūnas Klaipėda	25	13	12	1899	1823	+76
4	Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas	25	13	12	2019	1988	+31
5	Juventus Utena	25	12	13	1955	2059	−104
6	Lietkabelis Panevėžys	25	11	14	1850	1939	−89
7	Šiauliai	25	10	15	1923	1991	−68
8	Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys	25	9	16	1917	2033	−116

Source: LKL

Bracket

	Quarterfinals 19 February					Semifinals 20 February					Final 21 February
	Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas		88
	Juventus Utena		86
						Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas		67
						Žalgiris		90
	Žalgiris		77
	Nevėžis		64
											Žalgiris		57
											Lietuvos rytas		67
	Neptūnas		96
	Šiauliai		58
						Neptūnas		79			Bronze final
						Lietuvos rytas		97
	Lietuvos rytas		88
	Lietkabelis		82

Quarterfinals

Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas vs. Juventus Utena

19 February 2016 Quarterfinal A	Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas	88–86	Juventus Utena	Vilnius
12:00 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 27–18, 18–16, 18–33
	Pts: Vasiliauskas 21 Rebs: Šulskis 10 Asts: Kisielius 6	Boxscore	Pts: Butterfield 21 Rebs: Dimša 7 Asts: Alijevas 4	Arena: Lietuvos rytas Arena Attendance: 300 Referees: Vilius Mačiulaitis, Mindaugas Večerskis, Virgilijus Urbšys

Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas v Juventus Utena

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 12 Šarūnas Vasiliauskas 21 2 2 SG 20 Dainius Šalenga 5 3 1 SF 7 Laimonas Kisielius 12 2 6 PF 8 Vytautas Šulskis 16 10 3 C 14 Vaidas Čepukaitis 12 1 1 Reserves: PG 4 Kajus Okmanas 0 1 0 PF 6 Vilmantas Dilys 9 2 6 SG 10 Paulius Ivanauskas 9 4 2 SG 22 Domantas Šeškus 4 0 1 SF 32 Tomas Michnevičius 0 0 0 Head coach: Virginijus Šeškus

Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas Juventus Utena

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 33 Rolandas Alijevas 5 5 4 SG 22 Spencer Butterfield 21 5 1 SF 12 Saulius Kulvietis 4 1 0 PF 21 Egidijus Dimša 15 7 0 C 11 Edgaras Želionis 15 5 3 Reserves: PF 6 Arminas Urbutis 6 4 1 SF 9 Martynas Linkevičius 13 5 2 SG 17 Laurynas Samėnas 7 0 0 PG 25 Ugnius Nikitinas 0 0 0 SF 40 Chavaughn Lewis 0 0 0 Head coach: Antanas Sireika

Žalgiris Kaunas vs. Nevėžis Kėdainiai

19 February 2016 Quarterfinal B	Žalgiris Kaunas	77–64	Nevėžis Kėdainiai	Vilnius
14:30 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 15–6, 18–23, 27–9, 17–26
	Pts: Pocius 14 Rebs: Hanlan 9 Asts: Lekavičius 2	Boxscore	Pts: King 15 Rebs: King 10 Asts: King 3	Arena: Lietuvos rytas Arena Attendance: 500 Referees: Martynas Gudas, Antanas Ramanauskas, Rytis Sabas

Žalgiris Kaunas v Nevėžis Kėdainiai

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 20 Kaspars Vecvagars 0 1 1 SG 10 Renaldas Seibutis 7 2 1 SF 7 Martynas Pocius 14 4 1 PF 3 Siim-Sander Vene 4 4 1 C 14 Ian Vougioukas 8 3 1 Reserves: PG 4 Lukas Lekavičius 9 3 2 PF 12 Brock Motum 8 5 0 PF 13 Paulius Jankūnas 10 4 1 C 18 Martynas Sajus 2 7 1 PG 21 Olivier Hanlan 8 9 1 SF 92 Edgaras Ulanovas 7 1 2 Head coach: Šarūnas Jasikevičius

Žalgiris Kaunas Nevėžis Kėdainiai

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 11 Ernestas Ežerskis 13 2 0 SG 9 Darius Gvezdauskas 2 3 1 SF 33 Andrius Aleksandrovas 2 1 0 PF 31 Taylor King 15 10 3 C 14 Mindaugas Kupšas 10 2 0 Reserves: SG 6 Chad Frazier 5 2 1 PF 8 Vaidotas Volkus 7 3 0 SF 10 Rokas Grinius 0 0 0 SG 12 Oleksandr Kolchenko 6 2 3 C 15 Simonas Kymantas 2 4 1 PG 22 Aidas Viskontas 2 3 2 Head coach: Ramūnas Cvirka

Neptūnas Klaipėda vs. Šiauliai

19 February 2016 Quarterfinal C	Neptūnas Klaipėda	96–58	Šiauliai	Vilnius
17:00 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 26–14, 26–23, 25–11, 19–10
	Pts: Plaisted 14 Rebs: Šarakauskas 6 Asts: Mažeika 8	Boxscore	Pts: Dudzinski 11 Rebs: Dudzinski 6 Asts: Scott 5	Arena: Lietuvos rytas Arena Attendance: 700 Referees: Gintaras Vitkauskas, Artūras Šukys, Gintaras Mačiulis

Neptūnas Klaipėda v Šiauliai

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 7 Martynas Mažeika 12 3 8 SG 13 Travis Bader 12 1 1 SF 51 Arnas Butkevičius 12 5 4 PF 45 Jerai Grant 6 3 1 C 15 Vytautas Šarakauskas 5 6 2 Reserves: PG 3 Daniel Ewing 8 5 3 SF 6 Arvydas Šikšnius 7 1 1 SG 30 Laurynas Beliauskas 8 0 2 SF 41 Donatas Zavackas 12 6 2 C 44 Trent Plaisted 14 5 0 PF 49 Gilvydas Biruta 0 1 1 Head coach: Dainius Adomaitis

Neptūnas Klaipėda Šiauliai

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 0 Mike Scott 7 3 5 SG 20 Cameron Ayers 6 2 0 SF 21 Artūras Jomantas 6 6 0 PF 23 David Dudzinski 11 6 2 C 33 Domagoj Bubalo 6 1 0 Reserves: PG 6 Eividas Mološčiakas 4 0 0 C 7 Karolis Guščikas 1 0 0 SG 8 Gintaras Leonavičius 1 1 0 PG 9 Tadas Pažėra 0 1 0 SG 30 Arūnas Sajavičius 8 3 0 C 50 Assem Marei 8 5 0 Head coach: Gediminas Petrauskas

Lietuvos rytas Vilnius vs. Lietkabelis Panevėžys

19 February 2016 Quarterfinal D	Lietuvos rytas Vilnius	88–82	Lietkabelis Panevėžys	Vilnius
19:30 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 24–17, 16–20, 27–30
	Pts: Gailius 14 Rebs: Gudaitis 5 Asts: Brown 4	Boxscore	Pts: Ilić 21 Rebs: Ilić 5 Asts: Pavković 7	Arena: Lietuvos rytas Arena Attendance: 1400 Referees: Gytis Vilius, Andrius Maleckas, Juozas Barkauskas

Lietuvos rytas Vilnius v Lietkabelis Panevėžys

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 2 Kendrick Brown 5 0 4 SG 7 Adas Juškevičius 11 1 4 SF 13 Deividas Gailius 14 4 2 PF 14 Gediminas Orelik 13 3 4 C 16 Adam Łapeta 4 3 0 Reserves: SF 8 Mindaugas Lukauskis 11 3 1 PF 12 Kšyštof Lavrinovič 4 3 1 PG 17 Denys Lukashov 0 0 2 PG 19 Žygimantas Janavičius 14 2 3 C 21 Antanas Kavaliauskas 0 0 0 SG 22 Marius Runkauskas 0 1 0 C 33 Artūras Gudaitis 12 5 0 Head coach: Tomas Pačėsas

Lietuvos rytas Vilnius Lietkabelis Panevėžys

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 4 Miljan Pavković 7 0 7 SG 13 Simas Buterlevičius 11 3 0 SF 77 Arnas Labuckas 14 2 3 PF 42 Valdas Vasylius 4 4 4 C 9 Mile Ilić 21 5 4 Reserves: SG 6 Jermaine Love 12 1 3 SG 7 Lukas Aukštikalnis 0 1 0 PF 16 Jurica Žuža 13 5 1 SF 21 Mantas Kazonas 0 0 0 SF 22 Julius Kazakauskas 0 2 1 Head coach: Kazys Maksvytis

Semifinals

Žalgiris Kaunas vs. Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas

20 February 2016 Semifinal 1	Žalgiris Kaunas	90–67	Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas	Vilnius
13:30 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 21–18, 24–14, 27–13
	Pts: Pocius 17 Rebs: Jankūnas 11 Asts: Vecvagars 4	Boxscore	Pts: Kisielius 26 Rebs: Šulskis 9 Asts: Kisielius 4	Arena: Siemens Arena Attendance: 2250 Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Antanas Ramanauskas, Gvidas Gedvilas

Žalgiris Kaunas v Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 20 Kaspars Vecvagars 11 1 4 SG 10 Renaldas Seibutis 5 4 3 SF 7 Martynas Pocius 17 6 3 PF 13 Paulius Jankūnas 4 11 1 C 12 Brock Motum 8 5 0 Reserves: SF 3 Siim-Sander Vene 6 7 2 PG 4 Lukas Lekavičius 11 0 0 C 14 Ian Vougioukas 0 3 0 C 18 Martynas Sajus 3 3 0 PG 21 Olivier Hanlan 11 3 2 SF 92 Edgaras Ulanovas 14 4 2 Head coach: Šarūnas Jasikevičius

Žalgiris Kaunas Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 12 Šarūnas Vasiliauskas 3 1 4 SG 10 Paulius Ivanauskas 19 2 1 SF 20 Dainius Šalenga 5 2 1 PF 7 Laimonas Kisielius 26 6 4 C 8 Vytautas Šulskis 8 9 3 Reserves: PG 4 Kajus Okmanas 3 1 0 PG 22 Domantas Šeškus 3 1 0 SF 32 Tomas Michnevičius 0 1 0 Head coach: Virginijus Šeškus

Lietuvos rytas Vilnius vs. Neptūnas Klaipėda

20 February 2016 Semifinal 2	Lietuvos rytas Vilnius	97–79	Neptūnas Klaipėda	Vilnius
16:00 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 38–21, 22–20, 26–15, 11–23
	Pts: Runkauskas 15 Rebs: Kavaliauskas 9 Asts: Kavaliauskas 6	Boxscore	Pts: Bader 17 Rebs: Biruta 4 Asts: Ewing 5	Arena: Siemens Arena Attendance: 5500 Referees: Jurgis Laurinavičius, Andrius Maleckas, Martynas Gudas

Lietuvos rytas Vilnius v Neptūnas Klaipėda

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 17 Denys Lukashov 10 4 4 SG 22 Marius Runkauskas 15 0 1 SF 13 Deividas Gailius 5 4 1 PF 21 Antanas Kavaliauskas 8 9 6 C 16 Adam Łapeta 10 6 1 Reserves: PG 2 Kendrick Brown 11 3 2 SG 7 Adas Juškevičius 8 1 2 SF 8 Mindaugas Lukauskis 2 0 2 PF 12 Kšyštof Lavrinovič 2 1 0 SF 14 Gediminas Orelik 12 2 0 PG 19 Žygimantas Janavičius 0 1 4 C 33 Artūras Gudaitis 14 2 1 Head coach: Tomas Pačėsas

Lietuvos rytas Vilnius Neptūnas Klaipėda

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 7 Martynas Mažeika 12 3 3 SG 13 Travis Bader 17 0 1 SF 51 Arnas Butkevičius 4 3 2 PF 45 Jerai Grant 7 3 1 C 15 Vytautas Šarakauskas 8 2 1 Reserves: PG 3 Daniel Ewing 15 1 5 SF 6 Arvydas Šikšnius 4 2 0 SG 30 Laurynas Bieliauskas 2 2 1 SF 41 Donatas Zavackas 0 1 1 C 44 Trent Plaisted 6 4 1 PF 49 Gilvydas Biruta 4 4 1 Head coach: Dainius Adomaitis

Bronze final

21 February 2016 Bronze final	Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas	51–88	Neptūnas Klaipėda	Vilnius
13:00 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 9–20, 21–23, 15–24, 6–21
	Pts: Šulskis 11 Rebs: Kisielius 5 Asts: Kisielius 4	Boxscore	Pts: Grant 17 Rebs: Šikšnius 7 Asts: Šikšnius 7	Arena: Siemens Arena Attendance: 3500 Referees: Vilius Mačiulaitis, Gintaras Vitkauskas, Artūras Šukys

Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas v Neptūnas Klaipėda

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 12 Šarūnas Vasiliauskas 11 1 0 SG 10 Paulius Ivanauskas 2 2 0 SF 20 Dainius Šalenga 4 0 1 PF 7 Laimonas Kisielius 6 5 4 C 8 Vytautas Šulskis 11 2 2 Reserves: PG 4 Kajus Okmanas 10 1 1 PG 22 Domantas Šeškus 7 3 0 SF 32 Tomas Michnevičius 0 2 2 Head coach: Virginijus Šeškus

Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas Neptūnas Klaipėda

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 7 Martynas Mažeika 10 4 3 SG 13 Travis Bader 10 1 3 SF 51 Arnas Butkevičius 3 3 2 PF 6 Arvydas Šikšnius 12 7 7 C 45 Jerai Grant 17 6 0 Reserves: PG 3 Daniel Ewing 5 3 2 C 15 Vytautas Šarakauskas 16 4 2 SG 30 Laurynas Beliauskas 10 0 1 SF 41 Donatas Zavackas 3 4 0 C 44 Trent Plaisted 0 0 0 PF 49 Gilvydas Biruta 2 2 0 Head coach: Dainius Adomaitis

Final

21 February 2016	Žalgiris Kaunas	57–67	Lietuvos rytas Vilnius	Vilnius
17:00 (EEST)	Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 6–9, 16–18, 18–20
	Pts: Pocius 13 Rebs: Seibutis 4 Asts: Lekavičius 4	Boxscore	Pts: Kavaliauskas 20 Rebs: Orelik 8 Asts: Kavaliauskas 4	Arena: Siemens Arena Attendance: 7800 Referees: Tomas Jasevičius, Jurgis Laurinavičius, Gytis Vilius

Žalgiris Kaunas v Lietuvos rytas Vilnius

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 4 Lukas Lekavičius 2 2 4 SG 10 Renaldas Seibutis 8 4 0 SF 92 Edgaras Ulanovas 6 3 1 PF 13 Paulius Jankūnas 12 1 0 C 12 Brock Motum 8 3 1 Reserves: SF 3 Siim-Sander Vene 0 0 0 SG 7 Martynas Pocius 13 3 0 C 14 Ian Vougioukas 4 4 0 C 18 Martynas Sajus 0 0 0 PG 20 Kaspars Vecvagars 0 0 0 PG 21 Olivier Hanlan 4 1 3 Head coach: Šarūnas Jasikevičius

Žalgiris Kaunas Lietuvos rytas Vilnius Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė MVP Antanas Kavaliauskas Game rules Game was played under FIBA rules. 2016 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė Winners Lietuvos rytas Vilnius 1st title

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 2 Kendrick Brown 6 6 3 SG 22 Marius Runkauskas 0 0 1 SF 13 Deividas Gailius 5 5 1 PF 21 Antanas Kavaliauskas 20 7 4 C 33 Artūras Gudaitis 7 3 0 Reserves: SG 7 Adas Juškevičius 0 3 1 SG 8 Mindaugas Lukauskis 11 4 0 PF 12 Kšyštof Lavrinovič 0 0 0 SF 14 Gediminas Orelik 5 8 0 C 16 Adam Łapeta 5 5 1 PG 17 Denys Lukashov 8 4 1 PG 19 Žygimantas Janavičius 0 0 1 Head coach: Tomas Pačėsas

References

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